Halloween 2014

16 Nov 2014 9:32 PM |
Anonymous

Who saysyou cannot have it all?

Even better ifyou learnwhile having fun.Duringour meeting on Sunday, October 26th,we celebratedHalloween withstories and gamesand we managed tofindthe time to doa lesson too--thoughabitshorterthan usual.We learned thatin many Italian towns,Italiansare celebratinga sort ofHalloween on November 2nd(All Souls Day). For example, inSardinia, our ancestors usedto carvepumpkinsin the shapeof a skull andilluminate themwith a candleinside, just likethejack-o-lantern. These were calledSa conca emortu. In Sicily,November 2ndis a particularly joyousholidayfor children, because if they have been goodandprayed for thesouls of the dead, in the morning they would get atraditionalPupo di zucchero (sugar doll). Did you know thatonthat occasionit was a tradition to make cookiesin the shape ofbonesthat kind of resembledoggytreats!The thought of it does notseemappealing,butconsidering they arehomemade, they surely will bedelicious!